Roots Blog

Side-by-side of the same photo of a woman in profile: on the left the original picture, lightly edited, with long, straight brunette hair and blonde pieces; on the right a fully AI-doctored version with much fuller, bigger hair and even, glossy waves.

What Photos Should You Bring to a Hair Consulta...

Miles Higgins

Bring photos of the hair you love, and bring a few of real hair that's close to your own texture, the kind of result you think is possibly achievable for...

What Photos Should You Bring to a Hair Consulta...

Miles Higgins

Bring photos of the hair you love, and bring a few of real hair that's close to your own texture, the kind of result you think is possibly achievable for...

Booth Rental vs Commission: What the Difference...

Miles Higgins

The most useful question you can ask before choosing a salon is the one almost nobody asks: how does the person in that chair get paid? It sounds like none...

Booth Rental vs Commission: What the Difference...

Miles Higgins

The most useful question you can ask before choosing a salon is the one almost nobody asks: how does the person in that chair get paid? It sounds like none...

Scalp Buildup or Dandruff? Most People Have It ...

Miles Higgins

Most people who tell me they have dandruff do not have dandruff. They have a dry, flaky scalp, and they have been calling it dandruff, buying anti-dandruff shampoo for it,...

Scalp Buildup or Dandruff? Most People Have It ...

Miles Higgins

Most people who tell me they have dandruff do not have dandruff. They have a dry, flaky scalp, and they have been calling it dandruff, buying anti-dandruff shampoo for it,...

Can You Go Darker for Fall and Keep the Dimension?

Miles Higgins

Yes, you can take summer highlights darker for fall and keep every bit of the dimension. Depth and dimension are not opposites. Flat hair is not hair that is too...

Can You Go Darker for Fall and Keep the Dimension?

Miles Higgins

Yes, you can take summer highlights darker for fall and keep every bit of the dimension. Depth and dimension are not opposites. Flat hair is not hair that is too...

Long dark hair, styled but dry and needing a cut, before a trim at Mahne Roots Collective, Broomfield

How Often Should You Get a Haircut?

Miles Higgins

Pictured above: styled before she came in, and still dry. Hair like this needs a cut, not more product. In my experience, this is often what overuse of hot tools...

How Often Should You Get a Haircut?

Miles Higgins

Pictured above: styled before she came in, and still dry. Hair like this needs a cut, not more product. In my experience, this is often what overuse of hot tools...

Balayage hair with sun-damaged, dull ends before a treatment and trim at Mahne Roots Collective, Broomfield

What Colorado Summers Actually Do to Your Hair

Miles Higgins

Pictured above: even styled, the ends give it away. They have stopped reflecting light. This is what a Colorado summer leaves behind, before we treat and trim it. You come...

What Colorado Summers Actually Do to Your Hair

Miles Higgins

Pictured above: even styled, the ends give it away. They have stopped reflecting light. This is what a Colorado summer leaves behind, before we treat and trim it. You come...